The Rapid Support Forces take control of the main police base in Khartoum, seizing a large amount of military equipment and ammunition, including 160 pickup trucks, 75 armoured personnel carriers, and 27 tanks.
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June 26, 2023 (Monday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
The Sudan People's Liberation Movement–North attacks the town of Kurmuk in Blue Nile, Sudan, prompting hundreds of civilians to flee across the border to Ethiopia.
Ukrainian forces recapture the uninhabited village of Rivnopil in Donetsk Oblast, according to Deputy Defence Minister Hanna Maliar, the ninth in the past month.
Business and economy
The Turkish lira falls to a record low against the United States dollar, while the central bank stops using its reserves to support the lira.
Disasters and accidents
Twenty-one people are injured in a stampede during the disbursement of funds for the Benazir Income Support Programme in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.
One person is killed and six others are injured after a fire breaks out in a nickel smelting factory in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia.
Ten people are killed, four others are injured, and an unknown number of people are trapped when a 14-story apartment building collapses in Alexandria, Egypt.
Health and environment
The Sri Lankan Department of Wildlife Conservation cancels plans to export about 100,000 endangered toque macaque Old World monkeys to China after several environmentalists initiated legal action in the Court of Appeal against the export.
International relations
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announces a AU$110 million military aid package to Ukraine.
German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius announces that Germany will permanently station 4,000 troops in Lithuania in order to help secure NATO's eastern flank.
Politics and elections
Former New Democratic Party Member of Parliament Olivia Chow is elected Mayor of Toronto, defeating former city councillor Ana Bailão, becoming the city's first non-White mayor. She replaces John Tory, who resigned in February after revealing he had an extra-marital affair with a staffer.
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